DECISION

1.    Note the strategic priorities set out for the Tower Hamlets’ Children and Families Partnership in the Accelerate! Children and Families Partnership strategy.

2.    Note that the priorities identified in Accelerate! are reflected in the Tower Hamlets Partnership Plan.

3.    Note the Equalities Impact Assessment set out in paragraph 4 of the report.

Action by:

ACTING CORPORATE DIRECTOR, CHILDREN’S SERVICES (L. FRASER)

Acting Director Strategy and Commissioning (L. Richards)

Councillor Maium Talukdar, Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Education, Youth and Lifelong Learning (Statutory Deputy Mayor)) introduced the report that proposed a new Children and Families Partnership Strategy with 8 agreed priorities for 2024 to 2029 for noting. Councillor Talukdar briefly summarised the priorities and how the Strategy would deliver improvements for children and families in the borough. He explained how the partnership strategy linked to the Mayor’s priorities, particularly the priority to accelerate education.

Further to questions from Lisa Fraser, Acting Corporate Director, Children's Services provided more detail on how the experience of Covid and the current cost of living crisis had shaped the preparation of the Strategy. Layla Richards, (Head of Strategy and Policy – Children and Culture) explained how the Strategy aligns closely with the Tower Hamlets Partnership Plan, considered at the previous agenda item.

The Mayor welcomed the report and expressed his gratitude to all officers, members and partners involved in its preparation.

RESOLVED that the Mayor in Cabinet:

1. Notes the strategic priorities set out for the Tower Hamlets’ Children and Families Partnership in the Accelerate! Children and Families Partnership strategy.

2. Notes that the priorities identified in Accelerate! are reflected in the Tower Hamlets Partnership Plan.

3. Notes the Equalities Impact Assessment set out in paragraph 4 of the report.